Detection of Angelonia flower break virus (AnFBV) in New South Wales

 

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Publication Date

Fri, 24 Jul 2015, 05:59

Last Updated

July 24, 2015, 5:59 a.m.

Report Number

AUS-24/2

Country

Australia

Pest Id

Angelonia flower break virus - (AFBV00)

Report Status

Final

Hosts

Verbena

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Absent: intercepted only

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: transient

Geographical Distribution

Absent

Summary

AnFBV was discovered on aysmptomatic verbena plant material derived from imported tissue culture using a new diagnostic test in December 2008. All plants that tested positive were symptomless. All plants in the consignment have been destroyed.

Danger

AnFBV is a carmovirus and is likely to be readily transmitted by touch. The virus is known to cause flower break symptoms on Angelonias and in this case no symptoms were noted on Verbenas. Other known hosts are Angelonia spp and Phlox spp.

Contact for info

Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer Australian Government Department of Agriculture, GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia [email protected]

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Issue keywords

Pest status:Absent/Absence

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